Bond's literary portrayal differs in some ways from his treatment in the James Bond films, of which there have been twenty-seven in total, produced and released between 19.įleming portrayed Bond as a tall, athletic, handsome secret agent in his thirties or forties he has several vices, including drinking, smoking, gambling, automobiles and womanising. The character first appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964. James Bond is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952.
